How much frosting does it take to decorate a cake?!
Answers: I am wanting to make a square cake for my sons two year birthday, and was wondering to decorate the entire cake, sides and top, put a ruffle type border all the way round the cake, and do a small decoration how much icing do I need. I notice that the recipe for the icing calls for the frosting of the entire cake but do I need to make additional icing to decorate.
First find out what size cake your working with.
6" = 3.5 cups frosting
8" = 4.5 cups frosting
10" = 6 cups
12" = 7.5 cups
14" = 9.5 cups
16" = 11 cups
This is to coat and border 2 layers, If you want to decorate you may need more.
If you still need help look for...
The Wilton School Decorating Cakes {A Reference & Idea Book}
We used it in chef school.
Let me know if you need more help.
Yes, you will need to make additional frosting to decorate. There won't be enough or is likely not to be enough. You could try beating the frost to get more air into it to expand the amount.
You probably do need to make additional icing for decorating.
if this is not something you do often, i would make extra icing.....maybe half up the recipe and make that much more. i could decorate a cake with just one of those little tubs you get at the grocery store but i also do this for a living i notice the people i train tend to put it on heavy until they get the "feel" for it
About 2 cups.
I am not really sure how much you would need if you just buy it in the store pre-made but i usually make mine from powdered sugar and i would make an extra batch of icing just to be on the safe side because you never know how much decorating you will end up doing in the end. Also if it is a layer cake you will def. need a second batch of icing. Best bet if you make it from scratch make each batch (1 box) of icing individually because it will become really thick if you blend them all together and if your using a reg. mixer it will burn up the motor. Im not really sure if this helps, but i always buy an extra of everything because if you do need it or if you mess up you always have back up! Hope that helps a little bit
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Lots n Lots of frosting.
Frosting = good.
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